Reporting Scotland was able to tell us:
‘High winds have led to further disruption across Scotland after storm Dennis saw many areas hit by flooding. Last night both the Forth and Tay road bridges were closed to all traffic for a time with winds gusting up to 65 mph in the Firth of Forth. Residents of Hawick and the village of Newcastleton contended with flood damage and more rainfall.’
Many areas ‘hit’? I’ve only seen evidence of flooded fields in the Borders and one wee village where some folk were evacuated. No number given so was it in single figures? Most important, why didn’t our supposed public service broadcaster tell us if the main Forth crossing was open? That SNP claimed it would never shut because of high winds.
I couldn’t help but notice that BBC Scotland has no film of distressed householders anywhere. Could the Scottish Government’s investment in flood defences over the last 5 years to the tune of £250 million be the reason?
https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-201900007948/
Or, could Scotland just be better at flood protection? See:
Comparing Storm and Flood Protection in Scotland and England
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Spot on John I was ranting to my wife last evening (who thinks I am bonkers btw) about the very same thing how one young Scot reporter was lamenting the tale of ONE couple who had to flee their home at the last minute as part of the wider report of tens of thousands affected in England. It is of course a blatant attempt to disguise the inadequacies of the Tory Government and to capture the SNP in the same scandal that it is.
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As a retired prof I certify you not bonkers. Any old prof certify any old thing.
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Pedantry alert – the photie at the head of the article looks like the TAY Bridge.
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I suspect that BBC Scotland had only one reporter on duty over the week-end.
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More cynically – the Borders and the North East, which are the places most prone to flooding are in Tory Westminster constituencies.
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